To give a fine display of acting. When the stage was being set for the next act
Julia came through the pass door and sat down beside Michael.
He did not speak to her ( ), but looked sternly (
: , ) in front of him ( ). She threw him a
surprised look ( ;
). It was unlike him ( ) not
to give her a smile ( ) and a friendly word (
). Then she saw ( ) that he was clenching his
jaw ( : , ) to prevent its trembling
( // ; to tremble , ,
) and that his eyes were heavy with tears (
: ).
"What's the matter ( ; matter , ), darling ()?"
"Don't talk to me ( ). You dirty little bitch (,
), you've made me cry ( ; to make smb do
smth , , - -)."
"Angel ()!"
The tears came to her own eyes ( ) and streamed
down her face ( ; to stream , ,
). She was so pleased ( ), so flattered (
).
"Oh, damn it (, )," he sobbed ( ). "I can't help it (
/ / )."
He took a handkerchief out of his pocket (
) and dried his eyes ( ; to dry one's eyes ,
).
("I love him ( ), I love him, I love him.")
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threw [Tru:] clench [klentS] jaw [dZO:] angel ['eIndZ(q)l]
handkerchief ['hxNkqtSIf]
He did not speak to her, but looked sternly in front of him. She threw him a
Surprised look. It was unlike him not to give her a smile and a friendly word.
Then she saw that he was clenching his jaw to prevent its trembling and that
His eyes were heavy with tears.
"What's the matter, darling?"
"Don't talk to me. You dirty little bitch, you've made me cry."
"Angel!"
The tears came to her own eyes and streamed down her face. She was so
Pleased, so flattered.
"Oh, damn it," he sobbed. "I can't help it."
He took a handkerchief out of his pocket and dried his eyes.
("I love him, I love him, I love him.")
Presently ( : ) he blew his nose ( ; to blow
one's nose ; to blow ).
"I'm beginning to feel better now ( ).
But, my God, you shattered me (, -, ; to
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shatter , , )."
"It's not a bad scene ( ), is it ( )?"
"The scene be damned (, ), it was you ( ). You just
wrung my heart ( : , ). The
critics are right ( ), damn it ( ), you're an actress (
) and no mistake ( / /; and no mistake
, , )."
"Have you only just discovered it (/, ,/ )?"
"I knew you were pretty good ( , // ), but I
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never knew ( : ) you were as good as all that (
; as all that , ,
). You make the rest of us ( ; the rest of
us , ) look like a piece of cheese (,
). You're going to be a star ( ). Nothing can stop you
( )."
"Well then (, ), you shall be my leading man (
/ /)."
shatter ['Sxtq] scene [si:n] cheese [tSi:z]
